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Officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA) Lagos have apprehended a suspected drug trafficker over alleged ingestion of 126 wraps of narcotics. The drug which weighed 2.225kg is the highest single ingestion since January 2013. Narcotic officials placed the suspect on observation when he tested positive to drug ingestion during the inward screening of Qatar Airline passengers on his way from Pakistan.

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said that Nigeria is making significant contribution to the fight against illicit drugs. Over 3.4 million kilograms of drugs has been taken from our society and 21,871 drug offenders convicted since the Agency began operations in 1990. Chairman/Chief Executive of the commenced Agency, Ahmadu Giade disclosed the statistics as he officially flagged off a weeklong programme of activities in commemoration of the 2013 International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Drug Trafficking in Abuja.

NARCOTIC officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA) Lagos have apprehended two brothers over alleged smuggling of 430 grammes of powdery substance that tested positive for cocaine.

The Lagos Division of the Court of Appeal has upturned the judgment of the lower court, which ordered the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to pay N25 million to a popular comedian, Babatunde Omidina, popularly known as ‘Baba Suwe’ as compensation for detaining him for nine days from October 12, 2011 to October 20, 2011 over allegation of drug trafficking during the screening of Air France passengers to Paris.

A combined team of officers with the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and the Nigerian Army have carried out a raid on Akala area of Mushin, a notorious criminal hideout in Lagos. The operation which lasted several hours at the weekend led to the arrest of 47 suspected drug traffickers and addicts with the seizure of 3,166.15kg of narcotics including cannabis, cocaine, heroin and methamphetamine.

Chairman/Chief Executive of the Agency Ahmadu Giade commended the Nigerian Army Commander, 9 Brigade Lagos, Brigadier General Adeniyi Oyebade for giving the needed back-up because of the notoriety of the area. “The Agency will continue to gather intelligence reports and conduct raids on criminal hideouts. We are prepared to clean-up Lagos. This operation is a pointer to the fact that no criminal location is invincible. The understanding and cooperation of the Nigerian Army is highly commendable” Giade stated.

A suspected drug trafficker has hidden 2kg of dried weeds suspected to be cannabis inside a consignment of dried bitter leaf. Officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) made the discovery during search operation at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA) Lagos. Two persons were apprehended with 3.700kg of narcotics. A substance that tested positive for methamphetamine weighing 1.700kg hidden in a false bottom of luggage was also detected during the outward clearance of Arik air passengers to Monrovia.

Chairman/Chief Executive of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Ahmadu Giade has ordered the investigation of two crew members of Arik Air arrested by United Kingdom security officials at Heathrow Airport, London in connection with drug trafficking. It was gathered that the crew members, Temitayo Olubunmi Daramola was found in possession of 6kg of cocaine while Delita Abibimgbi was found with 60 packets of cigarettes.

About 200 officers of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) will be trained by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) on best practices on drug demand reduction. Other drug abuse treatment centres are to participate in the European Union funded project which will involve the regulation, upgrading and streamlining of drug abuse counselling, treatment and rehabilitation practice in Nigeria.

BENIN CITY — THE Edo State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has destroyed 102,701 kilogrammes of cannabis sativa commonly called marijuana with an estimated street value of over N1 billion.

Justice S. Seidu of the Federal High Court Lagos on Tuesday May 14, 2013 sentenced a veteran guitarist Fatoke Abiodun to three years imprisonment for drug trafficking. The convict pleaded guilty to one count charge of unlawful exportation of 1.575kg of cocaine on the 26th of February 2013 while ruling was reserved till May. The defence counsel, Mr Bayo Onifade had pleaded with the court to temper justice with mercy since the convict is 62 years old, a husband of three wives with twelve children.

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